bioturbation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Latin turbō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin turbātiō English bioturbation From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms.
If bioturbation is not present, the newly deposited material stays at the bed surface.
2012, Wilfried Michaelis, Estuarine Water Quality Management: Monitoring, Modelling and Research, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 168:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioturbations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
ca bioturbació (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms) · ga bithchumhscú (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms) · nl bioturbatie (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms) · fi bioturbaatio (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms) · cs bioturbace (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms) · it bioturbazione (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms) · sk bioturbácia (the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms)